[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8653 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8653

   To require consent for the Director of the United States Marshals 
  Service to deputize certain law enforcement officers, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 23, 2020

Mr. Blumenauer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require consent for the Director of the United States Marshals 
  Service to deputize certain law enforcement officers, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Law Enforcement Local Act of 
2020''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON DEPUTATION AUTHORITY OF U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE.

    (a) Consent Required.--The Director of the United States Marshals 
Services shall not deputize local law enforcement officers without the 
consent of the chief executive of the unit of local government for 
which the law enforcement officer is employed.
    (b) Withdrawal of Consent.--The chief executive of the unit of 
local government that provides consent pursuant to subsection (a), may 
withdraw such consent at any time.
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